Neile Adams
| Neile Adams | |
|---|---|
 Adams in 1960 | |
| Born |
July 10, 1932 Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–Currently active in Cabaret work |
| Spouse(s) |
Steve McQueen (1956–1972, divorced) Alvin Toffel (1980–2005, his death) |
Neile Adams (born July 10, 1932) is a Filipino actress, singer and dancer who made more than 20 appearances in films and television series between 1952 and 1991.
Life and career
Adams was born on July 10, 1932 in Manila, Philippines. Her father was a maternal great-grandfather of Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. She was the wife of actor Steve McQueen from 1956–1972 and is the grandmother of actor Steven R. McQueen. She was married to Alvin Toffel, political campaign manager and president of the Norton Simon Museum, from 1980 until his death in 2005.[1][2]
Broadway credits include: Featured dancer in Kismet, starred in Pajama Game opposite John Raitt and Julie Wilson, and Broadway-bound At The Grand opposite Paul Muni. She married then struggling actor Steve McQueen four months after their meeting in 1956 while filming MGM’s This Could Be the Night (1957) where she was under contract. Adams opened the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas in 1958 with Dick Shawn and Vivian Blaine.
Her other screen credits include Women in Chains (1972), Fuzz (1972) (opposite Burt Reynolds), So Long, Blue Boy (1973), Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981), and Billy Wilder’s Buddy Buddy (1981).
Television credits include: The Perry Como Show, two Bob Hope Christmas specials, The Eddie Fisher Show, The Patrice Munsel Show, The Pat Boone Show, The Hollywood Palace, and many other variety shows of the time.
Dramatic appearances include: The Alfred Hitchcock Presents classic in which she was paired opposite her husband and Peter Lorre titled "Man From the South". Two more Alfred Hitchcock episodes followed: a half-hour show directed by Arthur Hiller in which she starred, "One Grave Too Many", and an Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode entitled "Ten Minutes From Now". After a brief period of inactivity, Adams resumed working and guest-starred in many TV shows in the '70s including Hotel, Rockford Files, Fantasy Island, Vegas, Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Bionic Woman, and Operation Petticoat.
Year of birth
Adams was born in 1932 (other sources have incorrectly indicated 1934 or 1936).
References
- ↑ Lina Das (2015-05-15). "'High on drugs, Steve McQueen jammed the gun against my head. I was terrified': The Hollywood legend's first wife, Neile Adams, gives a rare interview". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ↑ Times Staff Writer (2005-03-10). "Alvin Toffel, 69; Led Museum, Ran McCloskey Political Races". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
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